Garment band



Dec. 23, 1947. H. HARDIE 2,433,046

GARMENT BAND Filed Oct. 23, 1945 Patented Dec. 23, 1947 GARMENT BANDHarry Hardie, Baltimore, Md., asslgnor to Nolzelt, Inc., Baltimore, Md.,a corporation of Maryland Application October 23. 1945, Serial No.624,057

2 Claims. (Cl. 2-237) The present invention relates to a waistband forgarments and more especially to an elastic band adapted for use inundergarments.

The present invention is an improvement upon the construction disclosedand claimed in the patent to Hargreaves 1,873,583 patented August 23,1932.

The construction disclosed in the Hargreaves patent comprises a sheathof textile material which is folded around a strip of sheet rubber withthe edge of the garment inserted within the fold of the sheath andstretchable stitching passt ing through all of the several elements ofthe band. In order to manufacture the Hargreaves strip the operator mustpay very careful attention to the insertion oi the garment within thefolded sheath material. This exactness of manufacture tends to slow upthe production of garments and the construction is such as to produce abulky, heavy appearance where certain types of materials of heavythickness are used.

The present invention is adapted particularly to constructions whereindouble-ply material is used and connected with the waistband, as is acommon construction in baby panties. In the present construction thesheath is folded over a strip of sheet rubber and the garment material,which may be of double thickness, is inserted in the open edges of thesheath directly beneath the rubber. A slight hem may be formed on theedge of the sheath on the face side of the garment. Elastic stitching ofthe three-row type is utilized to Join the several parts together. Theupper row of stitches passes through both sides of the sheath materialand through the lower edge of the rubber strip. The middle stitch passesthrough the two lower edges of the sheath and the two upper edges of thegarment. The lower stitch preferably passes through the two upper edgesof the two-ply garment material and the hem.

It will be understood that a feature of the present construction is thatthe two layers of garment material are inserted within the sheathdirectly below, and not at the side of, the strip of sheet rubber andthat the three-row stitches unite the sheet rubber, the sheath and thegarment into a substantially fiat, trim edge or band for the upperportion of the garment. Since the garment edges and the sheet rubber arerun into the machine side by side there is no diiilculty in maintainingthe relation between the parts and the operations are relatively simpleand the appearance of the band is very good.

of stretchable material. However, either the sheath or the garment maybe of non-stretchable material in which case the garment and the sheathmay be shirred during their manufac.. ture so that when the band isstretched the shirring in the non-stretchable material provides thenecessary material for the stretching operation.

Fig. 1 illustrates the back of the band portion ot the present inventionshowing parts broken away in order to more clearly illustrate theconstruction.

Fig. 2 is a cross-section of the band on line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 illustrates the face of the garment.

Referring now more especially to the drawings which illustrate apreferred embodiment of the invention a sheath I encloses a strip ofsheet rubber 2 with garment material 4 and 5 inserted into the loweredge of the sheath. It is to be understood that a single garmentthickness may be utilized with the present invention, but preferably thepresent invention is utilized with a double thickness garment.Preferably a slight hem l is formed on the outside or face of the sheathwhile the edge of the inner side 1 of the sheath is unhemmed. Elasticcover three-row stitching 8 is utilized to fasten the several partstogether. This stitching comprises an upper row of stitches 8 which passthrough the sides of the sheath and the rubber strip, a middle row ofstitches i0 which are below the rubber strip but which pass through thehem 6, the double garment materials 4 and i and the lower portion of theinner side 'l ofthe sheath. The third row of stitches I I passes throughthe hem 6 and the garment materials 4 and 5 but are below the inner side'l oi' the sheath. This lower row of stitches tightly binds the garmentto the sheath for the reason that the cover threads l2 tie in the threerows of stitches through the garment and the band.

It will be noted that the garment material lies in the sheath directlybelow the rubber so that there is no heavy overlapping of the parts. andthe flnal construction comprises a dat flexible band especially adaptedfor baby undergarments having portions of double thickness.

The present invention is simple in construction and economical inmanufacture and produces a fiat pleasing appearance when nlshed.

It is to be understood that the three rows oi' stretchable stitches aresewed at one time with a three-needle sewing machine and that the coverthread covers the raw edge or the sheath on the inside face o!thegarment.

Preferably both the band and the garment are el Certain garments,especially babies panties,

have a portion of the garment of double material and other portions ofsingle thickness. These varying thicknesses may extend into the band ofthe garment, and the present structure is particularly well adapted tosuch a garment construction.

What I claim is:

1. An elastic band for a. garment comprising a strip of thin elasticrubber; a sheath of textile material folded over said strip of elasticrubber with the edges of the sheath extending beyond the edge of thestrip of rubber; a ham on one edge of said sheath; garment materialbetween the edges of said sheath; the edge of garment material extendingsubstantially parallel to the edge of said strip of rubber in anedge-to-edge rela.- tionship; and a plurality of rows of stretchablestitches uniting the sheath, the rubber and the garment material; onerow of stitches extending through the sheath and the rubber and anotherrow of stitches extending through the sheath and the garment material.

2. An elastic band for a garment comprising a thin, flat, elastic rubberstrip of uniform width extending lengthwise of the band; a sheath oftextile material folded over said strip with the folded portion of thesheath receiving an edge of the rubber strip and the edges of the sheathextending beyond the opposite edge of the rubber strip; an inturned hemon one edge of said sheath, and garment material between the hem and theother edge of said sheath; the edge of the garment material extendingsubstantially parallel to the edge of said rubber strip in anedge-to-edge non-overlapping relationship; the sheath, the rubber strip,and the garment material being united into an assembled whole by threeparallel rows of stretchable stitches; one row of stitches extendingthrough the sheath and rubber strip; the middle row of stitches passingthrough the unhemmed edge of the sheath. the hem, and the edge of thegarment material; the third row of stitches passing through the hem andthe garment material; and a cover thread uniting all three rows ofstitches and overlying the unhemmed edge of the sheath.

HARRY HARDIE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Gallileus of Correction Patent No.2,433,046.

December 23, 1947.

HARRY HARDIE It is hereby certified that error appears in the printedspecication of the above numbered atent requiring correction as follows:Column 3,

line 12, for the Word ham reati) hem; and that the said Letters Patentshould be read with this correction therein that the same may conform tothe record of the case in the Patent Oice.

Signed and sealed this 9th day of March, A. D. 1948.

THOMAS F. MURPHY,

Assistant Oomfasouer of Patents.

have a portion of the garment of double material and other portions ofsingle thickness. These varying thicknesses may extend into the band ofthe garment, and the present structure is particularly well adapted tosuch a garment construction.

What I claim is:

1. An elastic band for a. garment comprising a strip of thin elasticrubber; a sheath of textile material folded over said strip of elasticrubber with the edges of the sheath extending beyond the edge of thestrip of rubber; a ham on one edge of said sheath; garment materialbetween the edges of said sheath; the edge of garment material extendingsubstantially parallel to the edge of said strip of rubber in anedge-to-edge rela.- tionship; and a plurality of rows of stretchablestitches uniting the sheath, the rubber and the garment material; onerow of stitches extending through the sheath and the rubber and anotherrow of stitches extending through the sheath and the garment material.

2. An elastic band for a garment comprising a thin, flat, elastic rubberstrip of uniform width extending lengthwise of the band; a sheath oftextile material folded over said strip with the folded portion of thesheath receiving an edge of the rubber strip and the edges of the sheathextending beyond the opposite edge of the rubber strip; an inturned hemon one edge of said sheath, and garment material between the hem and theother edge of said sheath; the edge of the garment material extendingsubstantially parallel to the edge of said rubber strip in anedge-to-edge non-overlapping relationship; the sheath, the rubber strip,and the garment material being united into an assembled whole by threeparallel rows of stretchable stitches; one row of stitches extendingthrough the sheath and rubber strip; the middle row of stitches passingthrough the unhemmed edge of the sheath. the hem, and the edge of thegarment material; the third row of stitches passing through the hem andthe garment material; and a cover thread uniting all three rows ofstitches and overlying the unhemmed edge of the sheath.

HARRY HARDIE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Gallileus of Correction Patent No.2,433,046.

December 23, 1947.

HARRY HARDIE It is hereby certified that error appears in the printedspecication of the above numbered atent requiring correction as follows:Column 3,

line 12, for the Word ham reati) hem; and that the said Letters Patentshould be read with this correction therein that the same may conform tothe record of the case in the Patent Oice.

Signed and sealed this 9th day of March, A. D. 1948.

THOMAS F. MURPHY,

Assistant Oomfasouer of Patents.

